Description
| Product ID: | 9780141978970 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Horrible Words |
| Subtitle: | A Guide to the Misuse of English |
| Authors: | Author: Rebecca Gowers |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Philosophy of language, Slang and dialect humour, Philosophy of language, Slang & dialect humour, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening' The TimesNothing inflames the language purists like an illogical irregardless or a hideous otherization. But is it enough simply to dismiss these words as vile and barbarous howlers? Taking a genial tour far and wide through our linguistic badlands, Rebecca Gowers finds answers that are helpful, surprising and often extremely funny. 'Exuberant, erudite, informative and fun ... a call on all English-speakers to trust their own feel for their language, to relish their verbal inventiveness and to do battle against the pedants who tell them they are wrong' Michael Skapinker, Financial Times 'A very useful book, packed with good historical sense' Lynne Truss, The Times ''Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening'' The Times |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-03-30 |
